>> i believe the person was conscious. >> and the demolition sites under scrutiny since the collapse what year ago that killed six and injured more than a dozen others. what happened today and how it could have been prevented are unclear.pened today and how it the camden county prosecutor's office and osha, the occupational safety and health administration are investigating. >> we did check with a building department much they had the proper permits and licensing. and so they were permitted and licensed to do this type of work. >> and i did get a copy of that permit from the township. karl percell is the company, and it is unclear if they hired a subcontra subcontractor. and brand up in at 4:00, learning the names of the people involved in the deadly accident on the atlantic city express weep today. at least one person killed and

others hurt. including a 4 year old girl. and david henry live at cooper hospital in camden where the victims are being treated. david? >> yeah, good afternoon, shirleen. two of the victims, the most seriously injured are here at cooper medical center right now in critical condition. one of them is a 4 year old child. police say six people were? -- were in the pick up truck, three in the cab and three riding in the open bed of the truck. all six were ejected when the truck flipped over. 35 year old jammes dennis riding in the cab was killed. the other two people in the cab, 45 year hold roselyn kornegay, who was driving, and a 4 year old girl were critically injured. they were flown to cooper medical center. the three in the truck bed were taken to atlantic city medical

certain. 19 year old brian gregory and 18 year old shaniqua dams. and the truck was headed westbound towards the city and just passed the service plaza and hit a guard rail and flipped over. and the accident shutdown the expressway four hours causing massive traffic jams. police continue the investigation and at this point don't know what caused the accident and don't know where the truck got on the expressway. where it had been before the accident. again, the driver and the 4 year old girl remain critical condition here at cooper. live in camden, david henry, channel 6 "action news." brian and shirleen? >> david, thank you very much. and now to accuweather on what has been a fantastic friday. >> let's go outside to meteorologist adam joseph. loving the sunshine today. >> you know, i would take this weather all summer long. with the full sunshine, comfortable temperatures, and

especially that low humidity. we are a still spoiled today. we look at the numbers, we deserve it after yesterday's clouds and showers. 81 degrees in philadelphia, 78 in the lehigh valley, 80 in wilmington, 81 in millville. at the shore a little sea breeze. and beach haven 74. the dewpoints dropped back into the middle to upper 40s philadelphia to the north and west. that is pretty unheard of for this late in june to get such dry air to move in. that's why it is so uncomfortable out yesterday, the dewpoints in the 60s to near 70. and wilmington even 53 and dover 49 for the firefly festivities going on down there, not breaking much of a sweat. looking at satellite and high pressure, the weak high in control lowering the cloud cover. there are showers building in the eastern great lakes and ohio valley set to move in here on

saturday. this evening get out and enjoy. 76 at 8:00, 74 at 9:00, and at 10:00, 72 degrees with just a few clouds. then the summer solstice arrivals early tomorrow. that's when the sun's rays are on the tropic of cancer and it is tilted toward the sun and why we are warmer this time of year. one thing about the summer solstice, the daylight hours get shorter. and talking about the full accuweather forecast coming up and we let you know just how the weekend will fare with the showers coming in. >> just getting used to the long summer days. the fighter jets flying in thes skies over iraq, keeping an eye on militant fighters sending real-time images back to u.s. intelligence. and secretary of state, john kerry heading to baghdad to meet with iraqi leaders as 300 troops head to iraq to train and advise this country's army.

the green berets in baghdad and northern part of iraq, the president says they will not be sent into combat, but he left the door open they could see fighting in the future. >> we will be prepared to take precise and targeted military action if and when we require the situation on the ground requires it. >> and the standoff continues at iraq's biggest oil refinery. about 300 iraqi troops are holding that facility. as of right now they are surrounded. at the big board now, a delaware hero accepted one of the military's highest honors today for the third time. the air national guard awarded the major with his third bronze star medal at the airlift wing headquarters in new castle. a standing ovation. receiving his third bronze star, this time for protecting his

fellow troops in southwestern aftering -- afghanistan but he gave them the credit. >> i have a bunch of guys going above and beyond >> in charge of the task force that located and disarmed improvised explosive devices one of the threats to the troops in afghanistan. >> it is just an amazing thing and just a great example of a citizen airmen. >> and the major's parents proudly celebrated his success and sacrifice. >> he isn't in it for the glory, he is in to serve his country. >> it is all hand shakes and hugs today, earning this distinction again as a reminder that they are all in this together. >> all of the team members, take care of your people. everyone is relying on each other to watch everyone's back and make sure that you get home safe. >> of course, always the goal. what a hero. the major has been deployed six times over the past 15 years with other tours of duty in

saudi arabia, iraq, germany and korea. congratulations to him for this third very distinct honor. >> all right. a water main break leaving part of a south philadelphia street under water this morning. when the action cam got to the intersection of third and oregon the water was still bubbling up from the ground. the break happened about 5:30 leaving high water on the streets. the water crews were able to shut off the main and are working to make those repairs. workers from the streets department also had to help. a massive fire tore through a warehouse and cause a roof to collapse in camden. and the warehouse belongs to the pcm company, a plastic manufacturing business. there were chemicals inside that caused an explosion. no reports of injuries. the workers told the firefighters that the fire broke

out in an oven inside of the plant. and stocks finished the week in uncharted territory. the dow up 35 points to hit a new record high. it is creeping up on 17,000. the nasdaq gained almost 9 points on the day. the s&p also rose 3.5 points to close at a new record high. >> the unemployment rate in pennsylvania the lowest levels in five years. the state department of labor and industry says unemployment at 5.6% in may. that is almost a full point below the national rate of 6.3%. and it is the lowest monthly number since september of 2008. the biggest factor was growth in the private expe sector. and sales at olive garden and red lobster fall.

and worse at red lob ter down over 5% and that brought down profits by more than a third. the company trying to stop a year-long decline in sales that it blames on the economy and menus that have not kept up with what people want. and now the traffic report. >> the commute with matt pellman in the traffic center. >> with the cheesy biscuits and soup i don't know how it can happen. on 95, not a fan of this. a crash the southbound side approaching broad street. emergency crews on the scene and the fire truck diagonally blocking, a couple of delays. and the right lane squeezing by. looking at stacked traffic south 95 from penns landing approaching broad street. and northbound not a lot better bumper-to-bumper off the girard bridge to the walt whitman bridge as they make the shore

escape -- it is not a hole daily weekend, it is a nice summertime weekend at the shore. the watching a situation in burlington county an overturned vehicle into a tree on magnolia road. and a gas main break is blocking the northbound of delsey drive and 322 an option. and the concord pike the northbound direction at silverside road. and the friends are talking about a couple of things in delaware, animals near the road route 7 northbound near stanton. and of course seeing plenty of traffic along 95, people detushg around the 495 closure and heavy volume because it is friday afternoon.

and collecting -- checking it again in the next half hour. >> and heading to the shore take "action news" up with. download the app and get live traffic conditions to help up get around the friday jams. that is free for the tablets or smart phones. and a cooking phrase surging in popularity. crickets are popping up in several health food items. and anchor rick williams in the news room to explain this. something tells me you are not trying that out. >> not until they sneak it in my food. believe it or not, people are turning to the insects as a new and quite unusual source of protein. crickets once viewed as an extreme food now baked into protein bars and other health food items. and ali gorman will explain how the crunchy bugs have become so

popular. no thank you. the official start of summer only days away and philadelphia is gearing up to offer family as cool way to beat the heat. up next on "action news at 5:00," live as people celebrate official start of pool season. looks refreshing. some of the stories we are following for you when we see you on "action news" tonight at 5:00. what do you think, alicia? >> no crickets for me. >> they say you vote real time and they find out on the stage whether they live to sing again and a new show in each of a singing sensation coming to 6abc this sunday. it is called "rising store" and i spoke with the host about the experience. >> when you are in the live moment and you're watching american in real time really deciding the fate of somebody in front of you, emotions are going to run high. >> and superstar singer and

writer josh groben, where the viewers are the real time judges. >> seeing the votes in real time and the pictures of people voting in real time. at a singer myself it sounds 100% terrifying for me. >> you download the free "rising star" app and decide as the performer is swinging they stay or go. >> swiping one way for yes, one for no. >> and as you vote you may see your face on the screen. >> it is a revolution not only in technology but how people review and react to television. >> in the show it is immediate, instantly gratifying. >> and kesha and ludacris join part of the panel. >> upon set they gel.

>> the four of you are the most schizophrenic foursome of people but you put news a room and we get along so well. we had the greatest time and just laugh. >> and each artist served as a mentor, coaching the singers and helping them earn votes. >> and on other shows they are pitted against each other and fighting and on this show we are all on the same team. >> and go to the app show and register through facebook or twitter. as mentioned, when you vote your nays could light up right there on the screen. for the singer that hopefully lives to sing again that is this sunday at 9:00 on 6 abc news. and josh groban says the talent is incredible. and the wizard world comic convention, comic con is in full swing. and costume characters mix and

mingle with other fans of fantasy. and this, the delorean from "back to the future" and attendees are treated to autographs from our own superheros, our "action news" team. >> and peco wants people to beat the heat. and they spent the day handing out free fans in senior centers throughout the delaware valley. one location, in the german town section, they gave out fans over 2 1/2 hours to help the seniors stay cool. and we kick off the weekend >> adam joseph outside with the details of what the weekend has in store. >> a few changes for saturday, but overall the weekend looking pretty nice. in fact, we have five weekends in a row of beautiful weather. this one not as flawless.

as we look at the temperature right now on city ave, 81 degrees. the dewpoint extremely low at 45 degrees. when you're in the 60s and 70s, that's when it is oppressive and we like the dewpoint low. and a calm wind and air temperature 81. and upper 70s right now. and to the south of the pine barons a couple of degrees warmer between 80, 81. vineland. and right along the shore a sea breeze in the lower 70s and a spectacular way to end the spring season. in fact as we say so long to spring, temperatures were around normal for the spring months. but rainfall way above normal. close to 6 inches above normal. with more water in the ground with that excess rainfall, that also suppresses the heat because the sun's rays and the radiation

goes to try to dry out the ground rather than heating the air. that is one reason why we haven't had so many in the way of 90-degree days. satellite and radar, clear now but looking north and west you see some showers and clouds in the ohio valley. futuretracker showing the clouds start to increase after the midnight hours, so we're still pretty clear through at least 11:00. and there you can see the clouds draped over the region on saturday morning a few showers near lancaster county. getting into the afternoon it is rather cloudy, maybe some breaks of sun north of philadelphia. and showers at time south of philadelphia, but tomorrow far from a wash-out. and going to the 5day at five forecast in dover mostly cloudy, 72. be prepared if your heading down there there could be a quick shower or two in the afternoon, but not a washout through 10:00 with temperatures falling back into the 60s. overnight tonight another very comfortable night. 50s in the suburbs, 53 for philadelphia, 60 in dover. the clouds will decrease late

tonight and the weekend kickoff in the city, a lot of clouds, 77. the shower, a couple of showers possible in the afternoon, 74. and the poconos, sun and clouds, beautiful you have there. no shower threat at 72. and your 4day at four, clouds and stun tomorrow and again the chance of a spotty shower at times south of the city at 77. and on sunday it is sunny, gorgeous no matter where you are. low humidity as well, 82 degrees. and on monday, mostly sunny, 84 before the muggies return here on tuesday with the philadelphia union in town. 86 degrees, just a little bit above normal. letting you know inment seven-day forecast fundament fundamental -- if 90s are back who are what is coming up in the next half hour if you can rip me april way -- away from my spots. it is really nice out. and tracy morgan, a huge step forward. >> and a lab accident with dozens of people possibly

ex-popesed to anthrax. and the mug shot that has the internet buzzing. and get accuweather any time with our 6 abc news apps. they are free at

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and they are investigating an accident where a vehicle crashed into a home. and chopper 6 hd live over the scene right now. the home, as you can see, the damage has been done. it is located on the 600 block of fifth avenue. this accident happening at the top of the hour. we didn't see the vehicle on the scene still, it must have been removed. but the damage, as you can see, is very apparent no injuries reported and damages still assessed. we will bring you information as soon as we get it. dozens of c.d.c. workers might have been exposed to anthrax because ever a mistake at the atlanta headquarters. 75 workers treated for possible exposure. the agency says the employees were transferring live samples of anthrax between labs when this was some kind ever leak. the anthrax was not supposed to be alive so the workers were not wearing any protective gear. even with treatment about 45% fl anthrax cases are deadly. the c.d.c. has launched an investigation.

comedian, tracy morgan, out of the hospital after the serious crash on the new jersey turnpike. the "30 rock" star now at a rehab facility. his publicist says that he is showing signs of improvement but still has a long road ahead of him. he has a broken leg and broken ribs because of the crash on june 7. morgan's friend, james mcnair, died in the accident. two other men seriously hurt. the driver of the truck that hit morgan's limo is it facing charges. massachusetts about to have the highest minimum wage of any state in america. lawmakers just passed a bill there that would gradually raise the state's wage to $11 an hour by 2017. that is up from the current pay of $8. the bill now on the governor's desk and he is expected to sign it. and president obama praised that move because he has been pushing for a federal minimum wage of $10.10 per hour. and alicia with what is buzzing. >> can you think of the film where they claim to have taken

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and disney, a parent company of 6 abc news says shooting will continue as ford recoups. and was this the first selfie? and susan surrandon tweeted and they took this one with a smart phone this time writing inventors of the #sell -- selfie. and they are claiming to have done it first with the polapola. >> they still look great. and more though come. >> copper and metal thieves are picking the city's buildings april part for quick cash and one says enoug

what some are calling the hot convict straight ahead. >> no comment. and a man flies off his

motorcycle in a crash, but makes a perfect landing. he explains how it happened. but we begin with an investigation into scrap metal thieves in new jersey. and they are stripping copper and stealing from grave sites and one lawmaker stepping in to try to make it stop. and nora muchanic more on this story. >> hi there. saying thieves are stealing the city's history piece by piece like this gravemarker from this revolutionary war general. saying it is time to stop the robbers and those who pay for them with stolen loot. >> now you see historic buildings ripped and torn apart and it is desecrating the city. >> and the fact that they have taken copper, bronze and other metals from the building. and he watched as the copper

roof disappeared, picked clean by thieves. five men arrested on theft charges. >> it started to happen daily. more and more got taken away and there is only a few strips left now. >> the old telephone building they were bronze covers over the pipes and they stole those. >> stripped clean of the detail. >> the pastor of the presbyterian says they are taken brass railings and signs, down spouts to grave markers. >> where the family members rested. someone to go in and stealing is it off their grave i think is really sad. >> i can't believe the scrappers willingly accept all the goods for their own profits and decimate history and also really taking a toll on urban life.

>> fed up with what is happening, they are introducing legislation to ban the scrap metal dealers from buying gravemarkers, historical fields and military or religious recommendals and asking the attorney general to investigate the thefts. >> i think it is a perfect idea. too many abandoned buildings in the city. >> and the lawmakers last year would have required them to keep records of all of the purchases, but governor christie vetoed it saying it was too much of a burden on business. nora muchanic, channel 6 "action news." >> that's a shame, thank you so much. a man found shot to death inside of an abandoned home in camden. called to the home around 12:30 this afternoon and the man's death has been ruled a homicide. no arrests made in the investigation continues. police in bensalem are hoping that someone witnessed a fatal hit and run. chopper 6 over the scene of the

accident as police continue the investigation in the 4100 block of bristol pike. it happened around 6:45 last night. the victim died at the hospital and they are asking anything with information to call. and a shoot-out in a model, vincent jackson and adonis fountain arrested for the incident on march 31. the shoot-out happened in the hallway. no one was hit by the gunfire. detectives say the investigation revealed that jackson and fountain had an ongoing dispute. a clear view of the man the police say walked into ocean county college stealing $300 in cash and credit cards from an employee. happening on may 12. the 60 year old educator left her purse unattended in the offers and hours later received a call from the credit card company about potentially unauthorized transaction.

anyone who recognizes this man is asked to call the toms river police. and meteorologist adam joseph and the accuweather forecast. fair to call it a perfect 10 kind of day? >> it is a perfect 10 kind of day. the last day of spring and finally got it exactly right around here. >> can we keep going? >> kind of. somewhere in that seven-day. after a very wet spring we will take it. as we look now at sky 6 in center city, there you see the blue upstairs. a few cirrus clouds. 81 and the dewpoint very low, so the dry air in place. and cape may, folks on the beach and 73 with the wind relatively calm. at times it is pushing off the atlantic and that's why the ocean is 70 degrees and the air temperature kind of matching that. why so much warmer inland. and the lake up in the poconos, another fantastic place. dewpoint 44 and wind at 13 miles per hour. all three sky 6s it is looking

great. a little fly in the ointment for part of the weekend and talking about that minor change and looking at the seven-day coming up. >> minor, thank you. in california today an all-out search for a missing firefighter who left his ca campsite a week ago to chase after his dog and never came back. they are looking for mike herdman in the back county of l.a. county. the crews include homeland security, rapid response team and drones. and armed with infrared cameras. >> instead of many days we can cover a lot of ground. >> his dog, duke, spot add few times since he was missing but each time the dog ran away. and colorado, police searching for a gunman after three shot at the end of an apartment. it happened at red rocks west of

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>> you have got to see this. a motorcyclist in florida may be the luckiest man in the world today. here's why, this is traffic cam video showing 24 year old michael smith plowing into a car. he was thrown from his motorcycle flying head-over-heels. incredibly watch this, he lands on his feet. then simply stands up and walks away like nothing happened. he describes it like this -- >> i had to brace for impact. i knew there was no way i was dodging it, no laying down the bike. i was unside down and had my shades on like yo, i can either land on my feet or my head right now. after i got done thinking that i landed on my feet. >> like yo. and he stays the driver of the car made a left turn against the light, but the driver disputes that. and smith cited for not having a helmet.

happening in morning in houston, a pilot made a clash landing after the engine failed. the plane rested on its sides because of damage to the right wheel on the rough landing. two were on board at the time but neither injured. pope francis just saying no to legalizing recreational drugs. speaking in rome he condemned the legalization of the regular creational drugs as a flawed and failed experiment. and he talked pat a drug enforcement conference. and the attempt to legalize them is not only questionable from a legislative standpoint but do not produce the desired effect. the problem of drug abuse is not solved with drugs. "healthcheck," hollywood buzzing about a newly-found health and beauty craze around for awhile. coconut oil, the latest food turning into a super trend, popping up on stores everywhere.

the models use it to get a glow instead of agreesyy -- a greasy shine. and angela jolie use it is to remove make up. and a video going viral about giving dogs ice. and the situation "bloat" after consuming ice cubes and water and the veterinarians are speaking out saying the claims are false. saying the only way that can happen is if the dog is who dehigh grede h dehi dehi dehighdrates and tapes in a lot. and going to make new friends, swim, do arts and crafts and fun in sun. at some camps kids are also taking a vacation from this, body talk.

camps like eden village that ban everyone from the kids to counselors from counting on looks. you are told not to say hey, i like your dress but instead focusing on finding other positive things to say like i am really inspired by you. and campers learn to focus on who they are instead of what they look like. critics are calling it all unrealistic. and speaking of looks, let's say you have a type. there is a new service offering to find you someone who looks like your ex only better. match.com offering a pricey upgrade to online as far as. for $5,000 -- yes, $5,000 they let up you with an l.a. matchmaker and coach you, screen dates and analyze photos of your exs to determine your type. even if they don't look similar there is something that they have in common that drew you to them and the service will use it

to find the perfect match, if of course have you a lot of catch. and in the hot sheet for gang-relate the activity but his face is viral with many calling him a hot convict. jeremy meeks mug shot receiving nearly 30,000 likes on facebook and 6,000 comments in less than 24 hours. the 30 year old is a repeat offender in california charged with street terrorism. but his rap sheet doesn't seem to phase the ladies online. one woman posted i'd go 50 shades on that man. another said, bring him to me, i'll lock him up. not everyone though, with one woman writing chemicals a are -- criminals are not sexy. >> i appreciate that, but this is really not me. i am not some king pin. >> and meeks says that he is married, sorry to all of the ladies out there who are interested. and he has given up his life of street crime and that's the only reason he agreed to be

interesting. when a mug shot goes viral. >> my cousin said the tear drop was for her because he misses her. she was kidding, but a lot of women aren't kidding. >> oh, boy. >> another check on the roads. >> matt pellman with the update. >> speaking of being locked up, lots of locked up traffic on this friday afternoon. you know last time around i was a little confused thinking it was the holiday weekend. and i realized what i was thinking, it is national flip-flop day today and i think a lot of people are headed down the shore to celebrate. seeing heavy traffic on 42 the southbound across the walt whitman bridge to creek road to route 41 remaining generally packed in. delsey drive will be closed, and

maybe use 322 as an alternate. and watch out for a water main break at estate road. and camera time in south philadelphia, we are seeing bumper-to-bumper traffic on 95 southbound from penns landing down to broad street. luckily the crash there is gone. there is still one on the northbound of 95 at the betsy ross bridge but that is off to the side. fairmount avenue is closed for a street fair between broad and 16th. avoid that through the evening hours. and watching a crash along harleysville pike. and the bridge shutdown as of yesterday because of structural deficient cities. and northern delaware the 202 concord pike, another accident scene. and checking it again in the next half hour. enjoy your weekend and happy

>> all right, do not adjust your television set this is how it looked at 65 trenton pre-schoolers stepped into a 75-foot hot air balloon today and let their imagination sorry. it was filled with cold air, not hot, and laid on its side to give the kids a unique look at the science of ballooning part of the grow up great program that helps kids get ready for school-age years.

the looks of it, they had a blast today. >> on a perfect day. not too hot, not too cold. >> but a little bit of my chlosterphobia. and you want to be outside, not inside. and looking outside on the action cam ten lawncrest community garden. perfect, looking great. the tomatoes are popping up and they love the warm, humid nights. we had a few of those over the last week. but last night definitely a little on the chilly side. looking at the accuweather line-up, stormtracker 6 live. and the showers pushing from north and west for the beginning of the weekend. double scan live right now showing nothing but the brilliant sunshine from sky, or from wall-to-wall or west-to-east. and the temperature now, 78 in allentown, 79 trenton.

80 wilmington, 81 dover. sea breeze at the shore, temperatures in the lower 70s. and the weak bubble of high pressure in control. clouds to the north, clouds to the west, and a few high clouds streaming into the poconos and the shore communities. and also now in new york city. the heaviest cloud cover holding to the west until after the midnight hour. and there is some energy along the draped boundary that will develop here during the day tomorrow. most over the virginias. but a couple of sprinkles and showers throughout the day especially philadelphia south throughout delaware and southern parts ever new jersey. the closer you are to the lehigh valley and the poconos you break out into sunshine here during the day tomorrow. so it is all about location. brighter to the north, darker to the south with a few showers. 77 degrees. as we get into sunday, that front to the south and the low fades away and high pressure comes in with a northeasterly wind. low humidity again and a

gorgeous finish for everyone sunday with a high temperature of just 82 degrees. 70 the ocean temperature. at the shore tomorrow, a lot of cloud cover at the shore, even a couple of showers of 74. then the sunshine back on sunday. 76 degrees with the low humidity. and if you are going to be in the poconos over the upcoming weekend, beautiful both days as again the poconos is too far north from the front. sunshine and a few clouds, 72 and sunny. pleasant sunday at 75 degrees. looking at the forecast for tonight, late clouds arrive and remaining comfortable. 53 in the suburbs, 63 for center city. and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast rather cloudy tomorrow and little breaks of sun north of the city and a shower to the south at 77. sunny and gorgeous. and 82 degrees. and before the muggies return on tuesday at 86. and humid on wednesday, pop-up thunderstorms with the next front of 87. and warm and muggy thursday, also 87 degrees.

and then the summer feeling continues friendship at 86. but no 90s over the next seven days, maybe won't see another 90 until july around here guys. >> we'll take it. no complaining, thanks. >> and "freebie friday," matt pellman put your flip-flops on. i have a freebie for national flip-flop day and things you can do all weekend

>> it is "freebie friday." and it's national flip-flop day. so wear any of your favorite pair of flip-flops to the tropical smoothee cafe until 7:00 and you can get a free smoothie. and screens with the moon light screenings. a free at 8:30 at the library park and another free screening

at bensalem community park tonight started at dusk. and tomorrow world music day and philadelphia joining in with a free day-long festival called make music fiphilly. and amateur and professional musicians are performing and more on that at 6abc.com. and tomorrow, a full free world cup watch party. and starting with a free yoga class. and watching the world cup at noon. and free screening for kids. and finally, loving this on sunday the weather is supposed to be great, 10:00 to 4:00 the new garden community riverfest on the schuylkill. the former home of renown

botanist. and also ferry boat rights. and for shirleen allicot, alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff. and we will be back tonight for "action news" 10 on phl 17.

♪ "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jamie apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. thousands of commuters in montgomery county following detours tonight because the n bridge is shutdown after inspectors discovered structural damage. friday night, monica is off and shirleen allicot is joining us. and the big story is the closure of a popular bridge in perkiomen township. >> the bridge is blocked off by a pile of stone. drivers who rely on it daily are now being forced to turn around and find another way. >> and "action news" reporter john rawlins is live with the full story. john? >> rick, we are refinded today that pennsylvania has the

highest percentage of structurally-deficient bridges in the country. this was one of 400 bridges and last year they thought it was safe, and now it is declared unsafe for terrific. >> i was surprised today it was closed, covered with stone. >> nothing says bridge closed by big piles of rocks. the unexpected closure of the bridge means local residents and those doing business at the landmark list prison must detour. >> it is inconvenient but passable. >> the bridge handled 2900 vehicles a day and some say rush hour gridlock along the detour. and they worry some customers using a nearby trail will get discour